Catching up with news, whether on TV or through papers is quite depressing. Lakhs of crores wiped out in a single day, impending recession, falling employment, violence, terror strikes, antics of our politicians, all add to the gloom
However, even amidst this pot pourrie of disaster and gloom, there is an occational humorous nugget. One such news item is the celebration of the Anniversary of October Revolution by Indian Communists.
Ofcourse, they live in their cozy cocoon and revel in their redundant gymnastics with worn out cliches. It is an opportunity for the fossilised bhadraloks to wear their starched whites and have an 'adda' over tea and biscuits provided by the most venerated bhadralok's industrialist son.
Forget the purges, forget the disappearance of vast mass of population, forget the executions, forget the hunger and famine. Last but not the least forget today's Russia and China. Long live the Revolution.
It is ofcourse comfortable to be a 'lotus-eater'. Why live in present when past was hoary. Forget Nano, forget industrialisation, forget unemployment, forget grinding poverty. The only way to forget care and worries of present is a dose of humour even if the joke is quite old.
...ponder
1 comment:
When so many parties are demanding banning so many other parties and outfits, why not ban communist parties who are obstructing progress and playing politics for its own sake, like Mamta played for so many days misleading the gullible farmers.
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